# How does Kafka handle time stamping? what is the configuration?

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**Created:** [September 2, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/how-does-kafka-handle-time-stamping-what-is-the-configuration/428 "2025-09-02T11:42:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/how-does-kafka-handle-time-stamping-what-is-the-configuration/428/1 "2025-09-02T11:42:42Z")

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how does kafka determine timestamps for events?